I wanted to have a sample of the girls' version of Cambia in one of the smaller sizes, since the body proportions of pre-adolescent girls are so different from those of adult women (by the way, I compared the CYCA guidelines for Child and Woman sizes to ensure that the two Cambia sizes which can be made for both girls and women, sizes Girls' 10-12/Women's XS and Girls' 14-16/Women's S, will work for both).
In addition, after knitting the original women's size sample, I decided to change the cable stitch pattern slightly for the pattern, so I wanted to make absolutely sure that it still looked good, without too much space between the cables (for an explanation of why I made the change, see here). For this sample, size 2-4, I used Dream in Color's "Visual Purple," and I followed the pattern directions as written. Keep in mind that this is the smallest size, and that cables will look proportionally smaller in the larger sizes.
I've added a couple of photos of the girls' version to the pattern pdf, so I will email the updated pattern to everyone who has already purchased it. In addition, I made a slight change to the directions, simplifying them. For suggestions for yarn substitutions, see here.
"Cambia" is Italian for "it changes," which perfectly describes this capelet: the "wrong" side of the cable stitch pattern is very attractive, meaning that you can wear it with either side facing out, as the mood strikes you! See more patterns
Posted by connie | 18 January 2010 - 3:28pm
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